Chevrolet Nova

The Nova was a sports car marketed by Chevrolet from the sixties to eighties. It is an urban legend that the Nova was unsuccessful in Mexico and thus marketed as the Chevy II because "no va" means "it does not go" in Spanish. In fact, the Spanish word for nova (as in the type of star) is "nova". A "Super Nova" (after another type of star) was also available. The Nova competed in Trans Am before being replaced by the Chevrolet Camaro. It competed in IMSA and Trans Am in the eighties. In the original Ninja Turtles movie, the Turtles are coming up with synonyms for "cool" after defeating a group of Foot Soldiers. Donatello, being the nerd that he is, comes up with "bossanova" (a type of dance, although "boss" was a synonym for "cool" in the sixties). After being stared at for his lameness, he asks "Chevy Nova?" before coming up with "Excellent!".